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UK and Europe Endorse Sovereign Border Controls Through New Third-Country Asylum Framework

Europe Roshan Abayasekara -
All 46 Council of Europe members sign the agreement being ‘deplored’ by human rights organisations. The UK, besides 45 other...

Forbes ranks Sri Lanka as a top must-see country

Business & Trade Suraj Atapattu -
Sri Lanka (Commonwealth) _ Together with Greece and Mauritius, Forbes has ranked Sri Lanka as one of the top...

Elevating Country House Hospitality

Travel Warsha De Silva -
Hotels (Commonwealth Union) _ M&T Hotel Management, a leading hotel management company in the UK, has announced a new...

Country Garden’s Australian Divestment

Pacific Piumi Fernando -
Country Garden, the indebted Chinese developer listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as 2007.HK, has recently taken a...

These Indian states are on high alert as…

Asia Sarojini P -
India (Commonwealth Union)_ Widespread showers persisted across various regions of the country, marked by a cloudburst occurrence in Kupwara,...

Taliban pushes women into an even darker space as beauty salons are banned across the country

Global Savithri Rodrigo -
Kabul Afghanistan (Commonwealth Union)_In yet another blow for women’s rights, which have been on a cliffhanger since the entry...
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Thousands of government employees throughout the country go on strike

Regional Wasana Nadeeshani -
Canada_ (Commonwealth) _ In Canada, thousands of government employees have gone on strike, affecting various services across the country....

Population explosion expected in India this year, overtaking China as most populous country

Asia Savithri Rodrigo -
New Delhi India (Commonwealth News)_By mid 2023, India will become the world’s most populous country with over 1.4286 billion...

Seychelles is Africa’s least corrupt country in 2022, tops rank for fifth year

Africa Savithri Rodrigo -
By Savithri Rodrigo Victoria, Seychelles (Commonwealth Union)_Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean has been ranked the...

India honors the country’s thriving diaspora during the G20 presidency

Commonwealth Diaspora Sarojini P -
India (Commonwealth Union)_ In the light of India's assumption of the G-20 presidency this year, the Indian Diaspora has...

Tonga becomes first Pacific country to adopt UN Sustainable Development Framework

Pacific Savithri Rodrigo -
By Savithri Rodrigo Nuku'alofa, Tonga (Commonwealth Union)_The United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027 has its first signatory from the...

Peru protests: Roads and airports closed in protest of the country’s new president

Global Wasana Nadeeshani -
Peru(Commonwealth Union)_ On Monday, anti-government protestors stopped highways and besieged the international airport in Arequipa, Peru's second largest city,...

Zambia’s female presidential candidate makes one promise to the people of her country  

Lady Commonwealth Savithri Rodrigo -
By Savithri Rodrigo (Commonwealth Union)_Safeguarding the wealth of Zambia for Zambians is the clarion call of New Heritage Party President...

UK the ‘freest country in world’?

Europe Veronica Elishya -
LONDON (CU)_COVID-19 infections in many European countries have soared over the recent days, forcing governments to impose curfews, new...

Biotechnology department secretary appreciates the country for handling Covid well

Science & Tech Sarojini P -
Mumbai, India (CU)_ According to Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented...

Head of major Canadian bank defends the country’s largest lenders

Business & Trade Veronica Elishya -
TORONTO (CU)_In late August, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to hike taxes on the country’s largest banks and...